Quintus Pedius was a Roman painter and the first deaf person in recorded history known by name. He is the first recorded deaf painter and his education is the first recorded education of a deaf child. All that is known about him today is contained in a single passage of the Natural History by the Roman author Pliny the Elder.
Pedius was the son of Roman Senator and orator Quintus Pedius Publicola, while his mother was an unnamed Roman woman. Pedius' paternal grandfather was the consul Quintus Pedius and his paternal grandmother was Valeria, a relative (sister?) of Roman Senator and orator Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. His paternal grandfather and Roman Emperor Augustus were maternal cousins.
Pedius was born deaf. On the advice of his paternal great uncle (?) Messalla Corvinus, and with permission from Augustus, Pedius was taught to paint. The boy turned out to be a talented painter, but died in his youth.